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By now, we’ve all heard about the childhood obesity epidemic afflicting Oregon and the country as a whole.

This is more impressive if you sing it out loud and in your best Julie Andrew imitation — to the tune of “My Favorite Things” from “The Sound of Music”: Cat poop and pine cones and anything rubber, Treats filled with chicken and anything rubber, Poop pads and paper and …

EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. The owners of the Gateway Mall are proposing a massive redevelopment that would largely gut the 23-year-old shopping center and add several large retailers while keeping the existing anchor tenants.

On Sunday evening, Springfield residents observed the city’s changing demographics with the first-ever El Grito celebration — and they did it by shouting.

Known as “physical chess,” the martial art of fencing is making its way back to Springfield. “I didn’t know anything about fencing before my mom brought me here.

Phil Dube’s tenure as Thurston baseball coach came to a surprising end when the school announced his resignation last week. Dube took over the Thurston baseball program in 2008 after spending nine seasons at Marist High.

Re-creating last year’s magic will be no small task for the Thurston girls’ soccer team. The Colts completed a remarkable run in 2012 that ended with the school’s first-ever state championship in girls soccer, when Thurston went undefeated and shut out Clackamas in the Class 6A final last November.

Business has a choice If I choose to shop at one store and decline to shop at another store because of the price, or service, or friendship, or religion, or sexual preference, or whatever reason, I should be free to do so. Right?

Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of Sept. 15-21. Tuesday, Sept. 17 Knitting — Ages 50 and up. Beginners: Learn to knit, purl and everything else you need to know to create a small starter project. Bring a pair of needles size 8-10; yarn provided.

Firefighters to conduct annual fundraiser Be on the lookout for firefighters at the intersections of Pioneer Parkway and Q Street on Friday and Saturday as they conduct their annual Fill the Boot Campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.